diff --git a/net/ceph/messenger.c b/net/ceph/messenger.c
index dc95437..86294c1 100644
--- a/net/ceph/messenger.c
+++ b/net/ceph/messenger.c
@@ -841,6 +841,7 @@ static int prepare_write_connect(struct ceph_connection *con)
 	con->out_connect.authorizer_len = auth ?
 		cpu_to_le32(auth->authorizer_buf_len) : 0;
 
+	con_out_kvec_reset(con);
 	con_out_kvec_add(con, sizeof (con->out_connect),
 					&con->out_connect);
 	if (auth && auth->authorizer_buf_len)
@@ -1430,8 +1431,6 @@ static int process_banner(struct ceph_connection *con)
 		     ceph_pr_addr(&con->msgr->inst.addr.in_addr));
 	}
 
-	set_bit(NEGOTIATING, &con->state);
-	prepare_read_connect(con);
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -1481,7 +1480,6 @@ static int process_connect(struct ceph_connection *con)
 			return -1;
 		}
 		con->auth_retry = 1;
-		con_out_kvec_reset(con);
 		ret = prepare_write_connect(con);
 		if (ret < 0)
 			return ret;
@@ -1502,7 +1500,6 @@ static int process_connect(struct ceph_connection *con)
 		       ENTITY_NAME(con->peer_name),
 		       ceph_pr_addr(&con->peer_addr.in_addr));
 		reset_connection(con);
-		con_out_kvec_reset(con);
 		ret = prepare_write_connect(con);
 		if (ret < 0)
 			return ret;
@@ -1528,7 +1525,6 @@ static int process_connect(struct ceph_connection *con)
 		     le32_to_cpu(con->out_connect.connect_seq),
 		     le32_to_cpu(con->in_reply.connect_seq));
 		con->connect_seq = le32_to_cpu(con->in_reply.connect_seq);
-		con_out_kvec_reset(con);
 		ret = prepare_write_connect(con);
 		if (ret < 0)
 			return ret;
@@ -1545,7 +1541,6 @@ static int process_connect(struct ceph_connection *con)
 		     le32_to_cpu(con->in_reply.global_seq));
 		get_global_seq(con->msgr,
 			       le32_to_cpu(con->in_reply.global_seq));
-		con_out_kvec_reset(con);
 		ret = prepare_write_connect(con);
 		if (ret < 0)
 			return ret;
@@ -1958,9 +1953,6 @@ more:
 
 		con_out_kvec_reset(con);
 		prepare_write_banner(con);
-		ret = prepare_write_connect(con);
-		if (ret < 0)
-			goto out;
 		prepare_read_banner(con);
 
 		BUG_ON(con->in_msg);
@@ -2073,6 +2065,16 @@ more:
 			ret = process_banner(con);
 			if (ret < 0)
 				goto out;
+
+			/* Banner is good, exchange connection info */
+			ret = prepare_write_connect(con);
+			if (ret < 0)
+				goto out;
+			prepare_read_connect(con);
+			set_bit(NEGOTIATING, &con->state);
+
+			/* Send connection info before awaiting response */
+			goto out;
 		}
 		ret = read_partial_connect(con);
 		if (ret <= 0)